by Rosemary Ravinal | Mar 27, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
For this last week of Women’s History Month, I took a deep dive into the reasons why women and men speak differently. It is a fact that the human voice is an instrument of power. It is also a fact that there are gendered ways of communicating which may hold...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Mar 6, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
Why do brilliant, vibrant, charismatic professional women professionals struggle with imposter syndrome? At a women’s mentoring conference this past weekend, I was paired with a young high-performing sales executive who voiced a litany of doubts about her...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Feb 20, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
The average human attention span is 8.25 seconds, that’s 4.25 seconds less than in 2000. A product of digital information overload and social media, decreasing attention calls for clear, concise, and compelling communication. Sound bites can be a solution to...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Jul 26, 2021 | Fear of Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Video Conferences
At the start of the lockdown when our lives migrated to Zoom, a CEO coaching client of mine said he welcomed being distanced from the audience because his legs shake from nerves when speaking in person. He was excited about being able to read from a script on the...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Jun 5, 2021 | Executive Communications, Fear of Public Speaking, Home Featured, Public Speaking Don'ts, Public Speaking Tips
How often do you use these word whiskers and phrases in your public speaking and presentations? Um. Ah. Well. I mean. You know. Like. Absolutely. Whether on Zoom or in person, it is easy to lean on filler words or word whiskers, as they are often known. ...
by Rosemary Ravinal | May 31, 2021 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
Every presentation is a performance. It is a performance with a specific audience in mind, concise content, delivered with energy and authority. Whether you are doing a virtual presentation or in-person, there are common best practices that will ease your...
